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Waiting times since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit – all authorities and south east authorities

Table 4.1: Number of days since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit with a published report as at 04/02/2025

SE Rank	South East LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited	Ntl Rank 153
1	Buckinghamshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,156	13
2	Surrey	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,114	14
3	West Berkshire	ILACS1	Good	1,058	26
4	Kent	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,002	35
5	Bracknell Forest	ILACS1	Outstanding	967	37
6	Slough	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	743	64
7	Wokingham	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	701	72
8	West Sussex	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	694	74
9	Portsmouth	ILACS2	Good	631	80
10	Southampton	ILACS2	Good	610	81
11	Medway	ILACS2	Good	568	88
12	Isle of Wight	ILACS2	Good	463	96
13	East Sussex	ILACS2	Good	421	105
14	Oxfordshire	ILACS2	Good	358	107
15	Brighton and Hove	ILACS2	Outstanding	330	112
16	Reading	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	288	116
17	Hampshire	ILACS2	Outstanding	239	129
18	Windsor and Maidenhead	ILACS2	Good	120	140
19	Milton Keynes	ILACS2	Good	99	144

National Rank of 153	National LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited
1	Devon	ILACS1	Inadequate	1,842
2	Harrow	ILACS1	Good	1,821
3	Sunderland	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,317
4	Dorset	ILACS1	Good	1,226
5=	Walsall	ILACS1	Good	1,219
5=	North East Lincolnshire	ILACS1	Inadequate	1,219
7	Bury	ILACS1	Inadequate	1,198
8	Wakefield	ILACS2	Good	1,184
9	Bedford Borough	ILACS1	Good	1.177
10	Warwickshire	ILACS1	Good	1,170
11	Newcastle upon Tyne	ILACS1	Good	1,163
12	Sutton	ILACS1	Good	1,160
13	Buckinghamshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,156
14=	Surrey	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,114
14=	Central Bedfordshire	ILACS1	Good	1,114
16	Blackburn with Darwen	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,107
17	Richmond upon Thames	ILACS1	Good	1,100
18=	Shropshire	ILACS1	Good	1,093
18=	Gloucestershire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,093

Table 4.2: Last 20 published reports: number of days waited, and position on the waiting list when picked, at the start of last Ofsted full inspection

Start Date	Local Authority	Wait between inspection type	Grade Before	Grade After	Position in waiting list when taken	Days waited
December 2024	Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Inadequate	Good	16	1,092
December 2024	Gateshead	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1	2,044
December 2024	Islington	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	5	1,729
December 2024	Kingston upon Thames	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	2	1,869
November 2024	Knowsley	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	11	1,134
November 2024	Kensington and Chelsea	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	3=	1,890
November 2024	North Tyneside	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	8	1,708
November 2024	Westminster	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	3=	1,890
November 2024	Tower Hamlets	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2	1,981
October 2024	Milton Keynes	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	16	1,099
October 2024	Southend-on-Sea	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	3	1,918
October 2024	Croydon	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	8	1,715
October 2024	Cumberland	ILACS1 – ILACS2	New authority – not inspected	Good	92	556
October 2024	Windsor and Maidenhead	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	7	1,729
September 2024	Leicester	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Requires Improvement	15	1,099
September 2024	City of London	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	11	1,666
September 2024	Thurrock	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstandin	7	1,771
July 2024	Enfield	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1	1,967
July 2024	Cheshire West and Chester	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Requires Improvement	2	1,946

Table 4.3: All-time longest waits for a main inspection as at 04/02/2025

National Rank	LA	Wait between inspection type	Grade before	Grade after	Days waited	Dates
1	Sefton	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,191	Feb 2016 – Feb 2022
2	Poole (now closed)	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,142	Oct 2011 – Sep 2017
3	Oxfordshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,128	Apr 2018 – Feb 2024
4	Brighton and Hove	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,072	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
5=	Bury	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,072	Feb 2016 – Oct 2021
5=	Blackburn with Darwen	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,072	Jan 2012 – Sep 2017
7	Hartlepool	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,065	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
8	Sheffield	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,064	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
9	Derbyshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,057	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
10	Wolverhampton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,051	Jun 2011 – Jan 2017
11	Gateshead	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,044	Apr 2019 – Dec 2024
12=	Southwark	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Good	2,030	Mar 2017 – Sep 2022
12=	Camden	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,030	Feb 2012 – Sep 2017
14	Richmond upon Thames	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,016	Mar 2012 – Sep 2017
15	Warwickshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,010	May 2017 – Nov 2021
16	Havering	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Inadequate	2,009	Jun 2018 – Dec 2023
17	Bracknell Forest	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,006	Oct 2011 – Apr 2017
18	Merton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,005	Jan 2012 – July 2017
19	Hillingdon	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1,995	Apr 2018 – Oct 2023
20=	Waltham Forest	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2019 – Jul 2024
20=	Wirral	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2011 – Jul 2016

NB the database starts from the date of SLAC inspections which run between June 2009 and July 2012

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All the data on these pages have been produced by SESLIP analysis of information published at Ofsted’s report pages, which involves manual data transfer and is therefore subject to errors and omissions. If you spot anything that looks wrong, please contact Richard Tyndall 07880-787007